All Articles Tagged 'Victoria' - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2016-12-09T14:10:03Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/profiles/blog/feed?tag=Victoria&xn_auth=noViva Vika!tag:tennisopolis.com,2013-01-26:1869403:BlogPost:10034302013-01-26T17:00:00.000ZSteven Whitehttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/StevenWhite
<p><a href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/9EkAL0eyacMH0z8Am5XFPk0BMo405PddBO9fG6nBstsv*m9775g1vlQ9UyQscjU1rJTrP*bc27npUpwzXDYmVxn-fhLBpwQm/Australianvivavika500.jpg" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/9EkAL0eyacMH0z8Am5XFPk0BMo405PddBO9fG6nBstsv*m9775g1vlQ9UyQscjU1rJTrP*bc27npUpwzXDYmVxn-fhLBpwQm/Australianvivavika500.jpg" width="500"></img></a> Immediately after (and in fact during) the player introductions, it was clear to the world that the Australian fans were backing Li Na for the Australian Open Women’s Final.</p>
<p>In a somewhat theatrical final comprised of 16 service breaks, a nearby fireworks display, two injury timeouts (one of which…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/9EkAL0eyacMH0z8Am5XFPk0BMo405PddBO9fG6nBstsv*m9775g1vlQ9UyQscjU1rJTrP*bc27npUpwzXDYmVxn-fhLBpwQm/Australianvivavika500.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/9EkAL0eyacMH0z8Am5XFPk0BMo405PddBO9fG6nBstsv*m9775g1vlQ9UyQscjU1rJTrP*bc27npUpwzXDYmVxn-fhLBpwQm/Australianvivavika500.jpg" width="500"/></a>Immediately after (and in fact during) the player introductions, it was clear to the world that the Australian fans were backing Li Na for the Australian Open Women’s Final.</p>
<p>In a somewhat theatrical final comprised of 16 service breaks, a nearby fireworks display, two injury timeouts (one of which was a nasty fall by Li, slamming the back of her head into the court), and despite the hostile pro-Li fans, Victoria Azarenka captured her second Aussie championship with a thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over her "girl-on-fire" opponent.</p>
<p>Before the match began, I too was hoping for a Li Na win. But that changed quickly as the capacity crowd began to cheer everytime Azarenka made a mistake. One spectator even mocked the loud shrieking sound she makes when she hits her shots. As a former college player and lower tier pro, I have always been irritated by such behavior. The sport of tennis demands more respect from its fans…but that’s a whole new subject for an entirely different article.</p>
<p>Getting back to the crux of the story, the crowd’s frigidity was remincient of Azarenka’s semifinal win over American player-on-the-rise Sloane Stephens, when Azeranka was heavily criticized for taking a questionable 10-minute visit from the WTA trainer at a precarious point in time of the match.</p>
<p>All of that being said, I’m happy to report that by the end of the match, Azarenka appeared to have won at least some of the fans back. Azarenka’s biggest fan, Redfoo, yelled down to her from the player box “You deserve it,” and she later blew kisses to the crowd. Someone else in the crowd shouted “Victoria, we love you.”</p>
<p>In closing, I am equally happy to testify that even with world #2 Serena Williams hot on her trail vying for the top spot on the WTA Tour, Azarenka managed to hold on to the #1 ranking while making a bold and absolute statement to the tennis world – she truely is the best player in the world. Viva Vika!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Posted by Steven White, Author and illustrator of "Bring Your Racquet: Tennis Basics for Kids"</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1933794240">http://www.amazon.com/dp/1933794240</a></p>This Week in Tennis September 8, 2012: Bernard Tomic and Milos Raonic; A Tale of Two Tennis Playerstag:tennisopolis.com,2012-09-10:1869403:BlogPost:9510222012-09-10T06:42:21.000ZPhil Naessens Tennis Academyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/PhilNaessensTennisAcademy
<p><a href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/C9H-LgPRI-MuQ4GV-wSrTaBn1AD4NU8CufVUFuMN0zqPeowKg3gyslXtVYL6bU6R*AudfUbUPecIGwV82sQ3qAc1fkVYsD-3/twitlogo1.jpg" target="_self"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thisweekintennispodcast.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/twit-logo1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=146" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://thisweekintennispodcast.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/twit-logo1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=146"></img></a> Craig Doyle joins Phil on this week’s program. Please listen in as they discuss Bernard Tomic, Milos Raonic, Roger Federer, should a roof be built at Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong…</p>
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<p><a href="http://thisweekintennispodcast.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/twit-logo1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=146" target="_blank"><img src="http://thisweekintennispodcast.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/twit-logo1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=146" class="align-left"/></a>Craig Doyle joins Phil on this week’s program. Please listen in as they discuss Bernard Tomic, Milos Raonic, Roger Federer, should a roof be built at Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadiums, the upcoming 2012 US Open men’s semi finals between Andy Murray/Tomas Berdych and Novak Djokovic/David Ferrer and the 2012 Women’s US Open Final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka.</p>
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<p><span class="day">Previously posted on TennisAbides</span></p>
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<li><strong>Serena Williams</strong> adds to her sublime legacy with decisive gold medals in singles and doubles. Serena has career Golden Slams in singles and doubles now. Fodder for a GOAT debate?</li>
<li><strong>Speed Kills – Andy Murray</strong> took a huge step by winning 5 straight sets over Djokovic and Federer en route to a gold medal in singles. Throw in a silver in mixed doubles and Murray…</li>
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<p><span class="day">Previously posted on TennisAbides</span></p>
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<li><strong>Serena Williams</strong> adds to her sublime legacy with decisive gold medals in singles and doubles. Serena has career Golden Slams in singles and doubles now. Fodder for a GOAT debate?</li>
<li><strong>Speed Kills – Andy Murray</strong> took a huge step by winning 5 straight sets over Djokovic and Federer en route to a gold medal in singles. Throw in a silver in mixed doubles and Murray has gotten most if not all of the monkey off of his back. A first Grand Slam title could be coming in New York or Melbourne.</li>
<li><strong>Victoria Azarenka</strong> won her first Grand Slam in January. She has added a bronze medal in singles and a gold medal in mixed doubles to her trophy case for 2012.</li>
<li><strong>Roger Federer</strong> finally got a medal in singles after coming so close in 2000. He achieved a career Silver Slam in London. <a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/07/31/London-Olympics-Final-Federer-I-Won-Silver.aspx">Federer seemed to have a good perspective on his 2nd place showing</a>. Still, the final match reminded me a bit of what Safin and Hewitt did to Sampras in the 2000 and 2001 US Open championship matches.</li>
<li><strong>Juan Martin del Potro</strong> helped put on a match for the ages that demonstrated how much Olympic success means to tennis players. He followed up heartbreak with a win over Djokovic. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--roger-federer-wins-longest-tennis-game-olympics-history-juan-martin-del-potro.html">This piece by Dan Wetzel summed up the match far better than I can</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Venus Williams</strong> could have a great career as a doubles specialist if her illness stymies her singles ambitions.</li>
<li><strong>Jo-Wilfried Tsonga</strong> and <strong>Milos Raonic</strong> showed heart and nerve in their on court battle. Maybe they should team to face JMDP and Federer in a charity doubles match. Tsonga did pick up a silver in doubles.</li>
<li>Color did not hurt the atmosphere at Wimbledon.</li>
<li>Tennis may be huge in Rio, but the shift from grass to clay to hard courts was difficult in 1992.</li>
<li><strong>Maria Sharapova</strong> also achieved a career Silver Slam in singles</li>
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</div>Internazionali BNL D'Italia Women Preview - Williamses vs. The Worldtag:tennisopolis.com,2010-05-02:1869403:BlogPost:4006732010-05-02T13:42:06.000ZTennisEarthhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TennisEarth839
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,75,173); TEXT-ALIGN: left">For long, the women's circuit has been dominated by Williams sisters and recently by the Belgians - Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters. Will this cornerstone event in Rome witness a coronation of a new champion. Will Safina emerge strong enough to defend her title? Read on to find out...!</span></span></p>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,75,173); TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The 2010 Internazionali BNL D'Italia brings with it a much awaited return of WTA superstar Serena Williams who gets back into action on Roman Clay for another title triumph. Williams, the 2002 champion fights off several past winners in the draw including names like Jelena Jankovic, Dinara Safina and elder sister Venus Williams......!</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,75,173); TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Internazionali-BNL-DItalia-Women-Preview---Williamses-vs-The-World-389181.htm">Read complete preview, click here...!</a></span></span></span></span></p>Family Circle Cup Preview - Wozniacki on TOPtag:tennisopolis.com,2010-04-11:1869403:BlogPost:3972932010-04-11T15:57:32.000ZTennisEarthhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TennisEarth839
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</span></span><p class="news-body" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 12px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">The Green clay of Charleston gets ready to welcome some of the biggest names in women's tennis as 2010 Family Circle Cup gets underway in the absence of defending champion Sabine Lisicki. Who will walk away with crystalware? Read on and find out...!</span></p>
<p class="news-body" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 12px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">The 2010 Family Circle Cup brings with it a chance for title glory for many top ten players in the absence of WIlliams sisters and the Belgians. Despite the fact that the WTA circuit today revolves around these four superstars, there are occassional victory celebrations by players like Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki, who have been granted top two seeds here in Charleston.</span></p>
<p class="news-body" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 12px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">A mere look at the draw confirms the fact that the top seed gets a comfortable road to the final, ofcourse in the absence of any unusual upset.........</span></p>
<p class="news-body" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 12px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><a href="http://www.tennisearth.com/news/showFullNews/Family-Circle-Cup-Preview---Wozniacki-on-TOP-810416.htm">Read complete Preview, click here....!</a></span></p>2010 Australian Open - Women's Previewtag:tennisopolis.com,2010-01-16:1869403:BlogPost:3811692010-01-16T07:12:11.000ZTennisEarthhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TennisEarth839
As tennis fans and enthusiasts get set to witness the ultimate slugfest down under, we take one final look to find out who, of the entire lot, is likely to shine brightest at the year's first Grand Slam, including the woman, everyone is trying to avoid, Justine Henin.<br />
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For the first time in years it is safe to say that the 2010 Australian Open Women's draw is at par with the men's draw in almost all aspects of the game, the competition, the drama, the ferocity and above everything the variety.…
As tennis fans and enthusiasts get set to witness the ultimate slugfest down under, we take one final look to find out who, of the entire lot, is likely to shine brightest at the year's first Grand Slam, including the woman, everyone is trying to avoid, Justine Henin.<br />
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For the first time in years it is safe to say that the 2010 Australian Open Women's draw is at par with the men's draw in almost all aspects of the game, the competition, the drama, the ferocity and above everything the variety. And what makes the difference we ask? The answer to it would be the return of one of WTA's most dominant players from the past decade, Justine Henin.<br />
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With an existing field regaled by names like...........................<br />
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<a href="http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/2010-Australian-Open---Womens-Preview-232075.htm" target="_blank">Read complete preview, click here.....!</a>Sony Ericsson WTA Championships, Doha - Previewtag:tennisopolis.com,2009-10-27:1869403:BlogPost:3689912009-10-27T09:29:41.000ZTennisEarthhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TennisEarth839
The final fight for supremacy begins at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Championship in Doha, Qatar where the world's top eight women compete for the top honours.<br />
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A mere look at the division confirms that where on on hand, the White Group features two slamless No.1's and a couple of breakthrough performers, the Maroon Group consists of the creme-de-la-creme of Grand Slam tennis.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjd78c8" target="_blank">Read complete review.....!</a>
The final fight for supremacy begins at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Championship in Doha, Qatar where the world's top eight women compete for the top honours.<br />
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A mere look at the division confirms that where on on hand, the White Group features two slamless No.1's and a couple of breakthrough performers, the Maroon Group consists of the creme-de-la-creme of Grand Slam tennis.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjd78c8" target="_blank">Read complete review.....!</a>